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Fires in Greece, migrants become scapegoats

During the month of August Greece faced fires. The population accused migrants of being at the origin of this tragedy. Since then, hatred has developed online against them, reports the television channel TV5 monde. Videos are broadcast online stirring up hatred against migrants, continues TV5 Monde, which took up a comment from a user in …

Benin: Economic Impacts of non-nationals in Cotonou

In Benin, non-nationals contribute to the country’s economic activity. This in areas sometimes abandoned by the natives, or in which they are not very present. The activity of these different communities has a remarkable impact on the country’s economy. However, it is not perceived by many people. Dialogue Migration through this survey, notes the economic …

Climate-driven migration threatens the Sahel’s livelihoods

In the Sahel, climate change is negatively affecting people’s lives. Individuals and communities in this part of the African continent are affected by land degradation and declining agricultural production, with increasingly frequent floods. These disastrous effects of climate change affect the health, safety and well-being of people forced to migrate, often in unforeseen and precarious …

Deaths on the path to immigration: Frightening figures!

Movement is a natural act. Human beings move as naturally as possible, without any conditions. Thus, since the dawn of time, humans have felt free to move. But the so-called modern states have erected barriers to prevent citizens of other countries from going to their homes in the name of protectionism based purely on their …

Senegal : a look back at the black migration series

In Senegal, the month of July was marked by a series of capsizes and disappearances of boats of candidates who wanted to reach the Spanish coast. Nearly fifty deaths were counted between Rufisque, Ouakam and Saint-Louis in the period from 10 to 25 July 2023. For the number of missing persons, it is more complicated. …

State of Migration in the World: Focus on migrant workers and remittances

The number of international migrants is estimated at 281 million people in 2020, that’s 3.6% of the world’s population, according to a report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) published in 2022. Entitled “The State of Migration in the World”, the 592-page document specifies that these are 146 million male migrants (51.9%) and 135 …